ATC classification
The ATC codes and descriptions AIFA publishes.
- Records
- 7,215
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
ATC
🇮🇹 Italy · AIFA · Ministero della Salute
Italian medicine database API
Search every medicine authorised in Italy by brand name, active ingredient, AIC or ATC code. Medifontis serves AIFA open data and the Ministry of Health veterinary register through one REST API, collected daily, with the source and licence of every record.
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curl -G https://api.medifontis.com/v1/drugs \
-H "Authorization: Bearer mf_live_your_api_key" \
--data-urlencode "country=it" \
--data-urlencode "q=tachipirina"const params = new URLSearchParams({ country: 'it', q: 'tachipirina' })
const response = await fetch(`https://api.medifontis.com/v1/drugs?${params}`, {
headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer mf_live_your_api_key' },
})
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Medifontis ${response.status}`)
const { results, nextOffset } = await response.json()import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://api.medifontis.com/v1/drugs",
params={"country": "it", "q": "tachipirina"},
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer mf_live_your_api_key"},
timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()
results = response.json()["results"]{
"country": "it",
"results": [
{
"country": "it",
"sourceId": "it.aifa.packages",
"id": "it:aifa:packages:012745016",
"kind": "packages",
"name": "TACHIPIRINA",
"names": [
"TACHIPIRINA",
"PARACETAMOLO"
],
"identifiers": [
{
"value": "012745016",
"scheme": "aic"
},
{
"value": "N02BE01",
"scheme": "atc"
}
],
"data": {
"aic": "012745016",
"atc": "N02BE01",
"form": "Sciroppo",
"name": "TACHIPIRINA",
"holder": "AZIENDE CHIMICHE RIUNITE ANGELINI FRANCESCO A.C.R.A.F. S.P.A.",
"useDomain": "human"
},
"retrievedAt": "2026-10-20T03:30:57.988Z",
"sourceUrl": "https://drive.aifa.gov.it/farmaci/confezioni_fornitura.csv",
"licence": {
"id": "CC-BY-4.0",
"attribution": "Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA)"
}
}
],
"nextOffset": 2
}Try it before you integrate
Find a medicine by name or code
Explore a small saved sample of official records. Create a free key to search the complete API.
528,683Records · 🇮🇹
Italy
6Official sources · 🇮🇹
199Countries covered
6.7MRecords worldwide
🇮🇹 Italy
Official sources
Every record comes from one of these publishers, with its counts and licence as of the latest collection.
Equivalent medicines
AIFA’s transparency lists of equivalent medicines, with their equivalence groups.
- Records
- 8,576
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
AICATCEquivalence group
Active ingredients
The active ingredients of each AIC package, with their quantities and units.
- Records
- 339,110
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
AIC
Medicine packages
Every authorised medicine package with its AIC code, ATC class, holder, form, supply regime and links to the leaflet and SmPC.
- Records
- 160,167
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
AICATC
Medicine shortages
AIFA’s list of medicines in shortage.
- Records
- 2,498
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
AICATC
Veterinary medicines
Veterinary medicine packages from the Ministry of Health, with AIC and GTIN codes.
- Records
- 11,117
- Licence
- IODL 2.0
AICGTIN
Why Medifontis
Built for developers who need medicine data they can trust
One schema for every country
Records from 199 countries share the same JSON shape, so code written for one country works for every other.
Names and national codes
Search brand names, active ingredients and identifiers such as AIC, CN, CIP13, NDC, DIN or BNF codes, without worrying about accents or case.
Provenance on every record
Each result carries its source URL, retrieval time, licence and limitations, so you can show users exactly where the data comes from.
Human and veterinary
Filter by use domain and target species wherever the source publishes them.
Typeahead suggestions
A dedicated endpoint returns distinct names while users type, ranked exact, prefix, then substring.
Collected every day
Every source is collected on a daily schedule and published atomically, so you never read a half-imported country.
Provenance
Every record tells you where it came from
Medifontis never invents or merges data. Each record keeps the identifiers its publisher assigned and states its source, licence and known limitations.
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sourceUrllinks the official dataset the record was collected from. -
retrievedAtis when Medifontis collected it. -
licencenames the publisher’s terms and the attribution to show. -
limitationslists what the source does not establish, such as current availability.
{
"sourceUrl": "https://drive.aifa.gov.it/farmaci/confezioni_fornitura.csv",
"retrievedAt": "2026-10-20T03:30:57.988Z",
"licence": {
"id": "CC-BY-4.0",
"url": "https://www.aifa.gov.it/it/copyright",
"attribution": "Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA)",
"documentsIncluded": false
},
"limitations": [
"Publisher labels this dataset provisional and descriptive.",
"Authorisation does not establish current marketing or patient-specific eligibility.",
"Document links do not grant document redistribution rights."
]
}Use cases
What developers build with Medifontis
Clinical and e-prescribing software
Let clinicians find the exact authorised product and keep its national code with the prescription.
Pharmacy and e-commerce catalogues
Match your catalogue to national codes and keep product names and holders in sync with the regulator.
Patient and telehealth apps
Autocomplete medicine names in medication lists, reminders and intake forms.
AI assistants and agents
Ground answers about medicines in official records instead of model memory.
Market research and analytics
Track authorised products, holders and presentations across countries.
Veterinary software
Search veterinary medicines and their target species where regulators publish them.
Coverage
One API for 199 countries
The same endpoints and the same record shape for every country Medifontis covers.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Where does the data come from?
From the official publishers listed above: AIFA · Ministero della Salute. Medifontis collects each source as published and keeps every record independent; records from different sources are never merged or matched by name.
How fresh is the data?
Each source is collected every day and the country is published atomically once collection succeeds. Every record carries the time it was retrieved from its source.
Which codes can I search?
Names match anywhere in the text and identifiers match from their first character. For this country that covers AIC codes, ATC codes and GTINs.
Can I use the data in my product?
Yes, within the licence of each source. Every record includes its licence and attribution text, and some publishers restrict commercial redistribution, so check the licences of the sources you rely on.
Is Medifontis medical advice?
No. Medifontis reports what official sources publish. It does not decide whether a medicine is suitable, available or reimbursed for a patient.
How do I get access?
Create an API key in a few seconds. It works immediately, for every country and every endpoint, and there is nothing to install.
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